Concept of place and the importance of place in human life and experience : Globalisation and location of place

Question 1

What is globalisation?

Answer 1

Growing interdependence of countries through increasing global transactions of goods and services, increasing flows of information, labour and capital and the widespread transfer of technology

Question 2

Placelessness

Answer 2

Many believe globalisation has given rise to a new geographical era of ‘placelessness’ where global capitalism ha eroded local culture and localised identities e.g Starbucks on high streets all over the world

Question 3

How does globalisation impact the character of place?

Answer 3

• Politics
• Increased production of goods and services.
• Increase in interconnection
• Increase in trade with more MNCs
• Culture

Question 4

What do some people argue about globalisation?

Answer 4

Some people argue that globalisation has made place less important as it is eroding local cultures and producing identical or homogenised places.

Question 5

Glocalisation

Answer 5

Response to globalisation. Centres on the promotion of local goods and services and the adaption of global products to the specific locality in an effort to regain local cultures and identities

Question 6

What is meant by geography of nowhere?

Answer 6

This is where processes of urban sprawl have lead to community less cities.

Question 7

What is meant by clone towns?

Answer 7

This term is used to describe settlements where the high street is dominated by chain stores.

Question 8

What is difficult to determine if the high streets are similar?

Answer 8

It is difficult to determine where a place is if the high streets of other places are similar.

Question 9

How many small independent shops close each week?

Answer 9

50 small independent shops close each week.

Question 10

What are the advantages of having chain stores on high streets?

Answer 10

• Creates jobs
• Attracts people to the area
• Some money goes into the local economy
• Better quality of life
• Better perception of place
• Attracts more people to the area so starts the positive multipler effect

Question 11

What are the disadvantages of chain stores on high streets?

Answer 11

• Loss of local businesses
• Profits may not be spent in the local area.
• Loss of place identity
• Less range of shops
• Service is less personal
• Loss of character and tradition
• Conflict